Combined television viewing and recording apparatus



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COMBINED TELEVISION VIEWING AND RECORDING APPARATUS Filed April 9, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

GH- BER 1 7- SCHM/DL/IVG ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 18, 1956 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE cot/remap TELEVISION VIEWING AND RECORDING APPARATUS Gilbert T Schmidling, New York, N. Y., assignor to International Mutoscope Corporation, Long Island City, N. Y., a corporation Application April 9, 1946, Serial No. 660,616

23 Claims. 1

of means for obtaining photographs of televised Optics. As here shown, said receiver comprises images produced on the fluorescent screen of the cathode ray television receiver tube, said means being automatically operable in response to the operation of a push button or other simple device which may be operated as desired, at any time during the operation of the television receiver for obtaining photographs of selected single-frame television images.

A further object of the invention is the provision of television-image photographing means which comprises a shutter which is of such con struction and which operates in such manner as to enable a single-frame television image to be photographed without blurring of the photograph.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination television receiver and photographic apparatus so arranged that any number of consecutive or discrete single-frame photographs can be obtained.

The above and other objects, features and ad vantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of a combination television receiver and photographic apparatus embodying the present invention, the view of th photographic apparatus being taken on the line I-l of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly in section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the apparatus, with parts in section, viewed as indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and showing also the circuit diagram;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of part of the shutter operating means, with a portion cut away for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on th line 5-5 of Fig.3;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-45 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 1-7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the shutter;

Fig. 9 is a view, partly diagrammatic, illustrating the image-scanning operation of the shutter in making an exposure.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the apparatus embodying the present invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in association with a television receiver of the projection type, preferably of the reflective optical type operating on the principle known as Schmidt a cathode ray television tube l I! provided with the usual scanning coils indicated at l2, a spherical reflector l4, a correcting lens IS, a plane mirror or other reflector i8 and a viewing screen 20. It will be understood that the images which appear on the fluorescent screen 22 of the tube I!) are reflected by the spherical mirror l4 through the corrective lens 16 to the reflector t8 and by the latter onto the viewing screen 20. The television receiver chassis is indicated at 25 mounted in any suitable way, as usual, Within the cabinet 26 of the television receiver. The usual loud speaker is indicated at 28 and the tuning controls are indicated at 30. The high and low voltage supply devices may be disposed in the cabinet as indicated at 3 I.

The spherical reflector I4 is provided with a central opening 32 which is in axial registry with the television tube for the passage of images from the fluorescent screen 22 to a reflector 34 positioned in chamber 36 of cabinet 26. An opening 38 is provided between the cabinet 25 and the cabinet 43 of the photographic apparatus for reflection of the images by reflector 34 to a reflector 42 and by the latter to a reflector 412 which refleets the images through one or more lenses here shown as lenses 46 and 48 to a plane mirror or other plane reflector 5G. Said lenses and reflector are mounted in a housing 52 which is also provided with a lens 54 through which the images are transmitted to the shutter devic 56 (Figs. 2, 3 and 8). The shutter device includes a reflector 58 which directs the images through a lens 60 onto the sensitized plate 62 for taking a photograph of a single-frame interlaced television imag as will hereinafter more fully appear. The sensitized or photographic plates can be of any suitable type but are preferably of the direct positive type as shown in the United States Patent to Rabkin et al. No. 2,192,755, and in this connection, it will be understood that the mechanisms and means shown in said patent can be utilized for moving the sensitized plates individually from a supply magazine to a. position for exposure when a photograph of the televised image is to be taken. and for transferring the exposed plate to a development and re-exposing chamber in which the exposed plates are developed, further exposed and further treated and thereafter dispensed, all as described in said patent. It will be understood, however, that photographs may be made on any suitable sensitized photographic plate and that the term plate includes films as well as other sensitized material whether in the form of a strip for one or more pictures or in the form of a web for a plurality of pictures. Th image may also be received on a fluorescent or phosphorescent screen, for testing scanning lines, or maybe re-.- ceived on a photo-electric surfaceior other purposes, suoh as relaying of images or signals for correcting networks or other operations or on a scanned photo-electric surface, suchas for example a television camera.

Referring now more particularly to the shutter device 55, the latter comprises a rotary drum 6:? having as here shown three openings 88 of :the same-size and disposed in equi-spacedrelation circumferentially of the drum. The peripheral .drumportions at between said openings may, for

convenience in reference, be referred to as vanes. Theshutter drum o l has an imperforate wall 'Il at one end thereof and is open at its opposite end to receive the arms 52 of the supporting means for the plane reflector 58. Said reflector-supporting arms are carried by a stationary support I4. It will be understood that the shutter drum fi l'rotates around thestationary reflector 58 and that images can pass from said reflector to the photographic-plate 62 only through an opening to of the shutter.

The shutter drum or scanning shutter 61*; is

carried and rotated by a rotary shaft'secti0n Ill which is connected to a rotary shaft section 78 in such manner as to permit longitudinal movement of said last mentioned shaft section without relative rotary movement between said two .shaftsections. The shaft constituted'by-sections I6- and i8 is journalled for rotation'in bearings 80,82 and 85, collars '86 being provided-adjacent bearing 86 to prevent longitudinal movement of shaft section I6 in either direction. In order to .permit relative longitudinal movement of said :shaftsections, shaft section I8 is provided with a :non-circular axial projection 88 which is slidable in an axial recess Bil in shaft section I6, roller bearings 92 being provided to reduce friction between said two sections during'the. relative longitudinal movement thereof. A spring 94 is con- .nected at its opposite ends 96 and 98 to shaft section 16 and it, respectively, for releasably holding shaft section IS in its'retracted positionin "which the driven clutch member I90 which is fixed to shaft section 18 is out of engagement with the driving clutch member I82.

A solenoid coil I88 is disposed around shaft 's'ection I8 and when energized is effective to move shaft section '53 longitudinally to the left,

'viewing Fig. 3, whereby to engage the clutch member I90 with the driving clutch member I02, and: it will be understood that when said solenoid isde-energized spring 94 is effective to move magnetic material, for example, brass or insulation material. In the non-energized condition of the solenoid coil the adjacent ends of said magnetic and non-magnetic sections are located as indicated at I08 so that the magnetic section I66 --tially' thereof.

which constitutes the core of the solenoid is in a position to be drawn into the solenoid coil when the latter is energized whereby to engage the clutch members to effect rotation of the shutter drum which is. carried by the shaft section It.

The solenoid coil Ida-is connected in the plate circuit oi' a thyratron -I II) which is operable under the control of the output H2 of the vertical oscillator of the television receiver through a voltage amplifier I I4. Current for the thyratron is supplied by the rectifier H6 which is supplied with cycle alternating current from the lines L through a switch H8. A synchronous motor 'i'ZHWhlCh operates at a speed of 600 R. P. M. is

also connected to said source of alternating current, as illustrated, and is brought up to speed by an asynchronous motor I22 which is connected to said synchronous motor for that purpose. The terminals for the television receiver are indicated at I24. It will be understood that'when switch H8 is closed for operating the television receiver, synchronous motor I20, brought up to speed by motor I22 is likewise operated and continues to operate, unless intentionally disconnected, whereby driving clutch member 32 is similarly continuously rotated during the operation of the television receiver. Asynchronous motor I22 is cut off by centrifugal switch, if desired, when motor I20 arrives at speed of 600 'R. P; M.

When the solenoid I08 is energized pursuant to the operation-of the thyratron I I0, so as to move the member IEiIl into engagement with the continuously rotating driving clutch member I92,

'the drum carrying shaft is rotated but only I30 and I32 are mounted forengagement with commutator I26, brush I36 being in engagement with the peripherally continuous conducting part of said commutator while brush I32 is disposed for engagement at thepart of said commutator which-is provided with the insulation segments I28. Said brushes are carried by'an adjustable frame 13 3 which is mounted for rotary adjust ment around commutator I26, said frame being provided with a handle I36 fixed thereto for adjusting said frame and the brushes carried thereby in" relation to said commutator circumferen- Said'frame I34 is mounted for turning movement in a suitable support I38, and a set screw I4!) is provided for releasably securing said brush carrying frame in adjusted position.

Thus, assuming that the solenoid coil I58 has been energized for moving the clutch member I60 into engagementwith the companion clutch member I82, the shaft I6 being rotated in the direction 'of'the arrow in Figs. Eand 8, that is in a clockwise direction, viewing Fig. 5, said shaft and the shutter carried thereby will'make only one-third of a turn since the brush I32 will engage the in- .sulationsegment I28 of the commutator and as a result the circuit through the solenoid coll will be interrupted with the result that the spring 94 will immediately move the shaft section I8 toward the right, viewing Fig, 3, whereby-to disengage the clutch member I00 from said companion clutch member I02. Suitable means are provided to hold the movable clutch member and the drum carrying shaft releasably against rotation in the retracted position of said shaft. For this purpose the clutch member I00 is provided with pin projections I42 which are disposed in equally spaced relation circumferentially of said clutch member. A stop member I44 having a rubber or other resilient insert I46 is disposed in the path of the pin projections I42 when the clutch member is in its retracted position, and a spring pressed pawl I48 is arranged to releasably engage the projection I42 which engages the stop member I44 at the insert I45 thereof to prevent rebound of the clutch member I 00 and to hold the latter releasably in stationary position. Any suitable clutch members may be provided for driving the shaft and the shutter carried thereby. However, as here shown, the driving clutch member I02 is in the form of a circular disk provided with a friction surface I68 and the driven clutch member I00 is provided with a plurality of friction members I50 which are engageable with said friction surface I68. The pivot for the retaining pawl is indicated at I62 and the spring for holding said pawl in releasable engagement with the projection I42 is indicated at I64.

In operation, the thyratron III] has suificient negative grid bias to prevent the flow of current in its plate circuit. However, the plate circuit can be energized at any time by making the grid bias less negative, and this is accomplished by decreasing the resistance of the cathode bias res stor. More specifically as illustrated in Fig. 3, a switch I52, preferably a switch operated by a push but-- ton I54 is utilized for cutting ut a part of the cathode-bias resistor. The positive pulse from the voltage amplifier II4 assisted b the additional positive voltage obtained when the switch I52 is closed by the push button I54 are effective to operate the thyratron for energizing the soenoid coil I08. It will be understood that the positive pulse from the voltage amplifier alone is just slightly less than sufiicient to actuate the thyratron plate circuit and that the slight additional positive voltage required to effect the opcration of the thyratron, so that current flows in its plate circuit, is obtained when switch I52 is closed by operation of the push button. It will be noted that the push button I 54 for operating said switch is mounted in a convenient position at the front of the cabinet 26 of the television receiver as illustrated in Fig. 1. Also as here shown the apparatus may be provided with a coin slot I56 for a coin controlled mechanism (not shown) of any suitable type which may be arranged for preventing operation of the push button I54 to close switch I52 unless a coin is inserted in the slot of the coin controlled mechanism. Further, it will be understood that when the apparatus is provided in conjunction with photographic plate supplying, developing and dispending means, for example, as disclosed in the above mentioned Patent No. 2,192,755, the coin controlled mechanism may be arranged to control the operation of the photographic machine.

In order to operate the machine for obtaining a picture at the instant it is observed on the screen 20 of the television receiver, it is merely necessary to operate the push button I54, after having inserted a coin in the coin slot I56 if the apparatus is provided with a coin controlled mechanism. It will be noted that the-synchronizing signal for the operation of the camera shutter 64 is taken 6. from the output of the vertical oscillator I I2 of the television receiver. This does not interfere with the image on the screen 20- or with the sync. A portion of the vertical output is amplified by the voltage amplifier H4, and when the button I54 is operated for closing the switch I52, a less negative impulse is impressed upon the thyratron but the latter waits for the signal since as explained above the operation of the thyratron whereby current flows in its plate circuit for energizing the solenoid coil I08 requires both signal pulse and the decrease in the resistor bias of the cathode circuit of the thyratron. At the signal, the solenoid coil is energized as explained above for effecting the rotation of the shutter which as previously explained rotates one-third of a turn because the thyratron circuit is interrupted by the commutator I26. When the plate circuit of the thyratron is opened, current will not flow until the previously described grid condition of the thyratron is re-established by the next operation of switch I52 by button I 54.

Considering now the scanning operation of the shutter, reference being had to Fig. 9 which illustrates more or less diagrammatically the optical relat on of the shutter to the screen 22 of the television tube, it will be noted that by causing the shutter drum to make one-third of a turn, one frame consisting of two interlaced fields will be exposed by the shutter for taking the picture. This exposure takes place as follows: The drum, rotating in the directon of the arrow, movement of the drum from A to B (B being a stationary point) requires /60 of a second and movement from C to B requires another /60 of a second, or a total of /30 of a second for one-third revolution of the drum. One revolution requires 3 times as long or /10 of a second, 10 revolutions per second times 60 equalling 600 R. P. M. which is the speed of rotation of the drum carrying shaft as determned by the synchronous speed of motor I20. The television image consists of two fields of interlaced scanning lines. The picture is scanned as follows: Lines I 3, 5, etc. tothe bottom of the picture after which the next field starts with lines 2, 4 6, etc. to the bottom of the picture. The normal position of the shutter in reference to the television image is shown in Fig. 9, said image being cut off from the photographic plate 62 by the vane 68a. As the shutter drum 64 rotates clockwise, the opening 66a travels progressively in registry with the scanning lines as they travel from the top to the bottom of the picture. Therefore, the opening 60a precedes the first field, and this operation requires /60 of a second. By the time the scanning lines have reached the bottom of the image the point of the drum indicated at A is at the position at which the point B was previously located in relation to the image and the scanning lines start over again at the top in the second series, and correspondingly the shutter begins to close as the vane 58b travels so that one field, composed of two frames, has been exposed when the point of the drum indicated at C reaches the point at which the point B of the drum was located at the start of the operation for exposing the plate 62 to a single-frame image on the screen 22 of the television tube I0. It will be understood a source of a 60 cycle voltage having the proper wave form required to give the saw-tooth currents for the scanning coils will be provided. The control range of the thyratron to operate on any part of the previous cycle is made available by the potentiometer indicated at I58 (Fig. 3) in the cathode circuit of the thyratron as required to.

I. overcome mechanical variations I or inertia in starting and stopping. "-Itwill be noted that the scanning shutter '64 enables" television images to be photographed without blurring of the image. Further, it-will be observedthat the operation of the shutter under the control of the synchronizing signal taken from the vertical oscillator of the television receiver; prevents blurring which might otherwise: occur. Blurring ofthe imageisimpossibleeven if movement of the image across the screen 22 is faster than /30 of a second, since the rate of decay of the fluorescent material is such that the image is-retained for the duration of one field; On the other hand, if the synchronizing signal were taken from the synchronizing signal transmitted from the broadcast station the apparatus would-operate whether or not an image was on the screen. In other W0rdS,-by utilizing the'synchronizing signal from the oscillator output, the picture and output are synchronized together with the operation of the camera shutter. Itwillbe understood that various changes in the-details of construction and in the arrangement-of parts may be made without departingfrom the underlying idea or principles of this invent-ion'within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is: 1; In apparatus for photographing a televised-image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube ofa television receiving apparatus having a viewing screen on which the televised image-appearing on the screen of said tube is projected, the combination with said television receiver of means for exposing a sensitized photographic surface tothe televised image appearing on-the screen ofsaid tube while said image is appearing on said viewing screen of the television receiving apparatus, saidmeans comprising a shutter positioned out of the-path of projection of-the image from said screen of the tube to said viewing screen and means positioned out of thepath of. projection of the image from the-screenofthe tube to said viewing screen for optically transmittingsaid image to said shutter whereby-to photograph said image without obstructing the View of the image on'the viewing screen, and means operable under the control of the. synchronizing signal means of the receiver for actuating-said shutter to exposesaid :sensitized surface.

2. In apparatus for photographing a televised-image appearing on the screen of-a cathode raytubeof a television receiving apparatus having a viewing screen on-which the televised image appearing on the screen of sa'id tube is projected, the combination with said television receiver of means for exposing a sensitized ph0tographic surface to the televisedimage appearing on the screen of said tube while said image is appearingionsaid viewing screen'ofthe television receiving apparatus, said means comprislng a rotary scanning shutter positioned out ofthe path of projection of the image from said screen of the tube to said viewingscreen, said scanning shutter comprising a rotary drum having aplurality-of circumferentially spaced openings, and a reflector mounted in stationary position within said drum for receiving the image from the screen of said tube and for reflecting said-image through one of said openings at the timeof exposure.

. 3, -'-App aratus for-photographing a single-frame interlaced televised r image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube, comprising- 2. m: able" photographic shutter, said shutter having a-seriesofspaced openings and-closed portions between pairs of adjacent openings, respectively, oi-said series; andmeans for moving saidshutter in timed relation to the image forming lines of said frame on said screen for exposing the same area of a-photograph plate through one of said openings first-to the scanning lines of-the first field of said single-trams televised image and- -thereaiterthrough another of said openings to the scanning-lines ofthe second field of said single-frametelevised image with interruption'; by said closed portion of the shutter while the shutter continues to move, of the exposure of said area-between the exposures thereof to =saidtwo-fields, and means for interrupting the-movement of said shutter as soon as another of said series of" openings is positioned forthe of the televisionreceiver -for controlling the actuation of said-shutter-operating 'means, and switchingmeans for placing said actuation control means-under said joint control of said directcurrent voltage and said output pulse of said vertical oscillator.

5. Apparatus forphotographing a single-frame interlaced -televisedimage appearing on the screen of-a cathode ray tube, comprising a movable shutter, said shutter having a series of spaced openings and closed portions between pairs ofadjacent openings, respectively, of said series,-- and means for moving said shutter in timed relationto the image forming-lines or sa d frame onsaid-screen ior exposing the same area of a photograph plate through one or said openings first to the scanning lines or the first field at said single-frame televised image I and'there after -through-another of said openings 'tothe scanninglines ofthe second field of said singleframe televised-image-with interuption, by said said shutteras scones-another of said series of openings ispositioned for the next exposure, said shutter comprising a drum provided with said openings spaced circumferentially of the drum and with another opening of one end of the drum= and image-reflecting means positioned within-said drum and disposed in image receivingrelation to saidtube through said end opening'; inpositionto reflect said image through the shutter openings.

6. Apparatus for photographing a televised image-appearing on the screen or a cathode ray tube, comprising a movable shutter, said shutterihaving a series of spaced openings andclosed portions between-pairs ofadjacent openings, respectively, of said series-and-means formoving said shutterin timed relation to the image forming-lines of said frame on said screen for exposing the same area of-aphotograph plate through one of saidopeningsfirstto the scanning lines image and thereafter through another of said openings to the scanning lines of the second field of said single-frame televised image with interruption, by said closed portion of the shutter while the shutter continues to move, of the exposure of said area between the exposures thereof to said two fields, means for rotating said shutter, and means operable to interrupt the rotation of said shutter after a predetermined part of one revolution thereof whereby said area is exposed only through said two'adjacent openings of the shutter.

'7. In apparatus for photographing a televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube of a television receiver of the reflective optical' type which is provided with a spherical reflector and a viewing screen, said reflector projecting the image to said viewing screen and having a central opening in axial alignment with the screen of said tube, the image also passing from the screen of said tube axially through said opening, the combination with said reflector of nfovable shutter means in optical relation to said opening for exposing a photographic plate t6 the'televised image appearing on the screen of said tube and projected through said opening of the reflector, and. means for synchronizing the movement of said plate exposing means with the frames of the image-field on said screen.

8. In apparatus for photographing a televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube of a television receiver of the reflective optical type which is provided with a spherical reflector having a central opening in axial alignment with the screen of said tube, the combination with said reflector of movable shutter means in optical relation to said opening for exposing a photographic'plate to the televised image apnearing on the screen of said tube and projected through said opening of the reflector, and means for synchronizing the movement of said plate exposing means with the frames of the imagefield on said screen, said last mentioned means comprising means operable under the control of the vertical oscillator of the television receiver.

9. Apparatus for photographing a televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube of a television receiver which is provided with a vertical oscillator, said apparatus comprising movable photographic shutter means in optical relation to said screen for exposing a photographic plate to the televised image appearing on said screen and means for synchronizing the movement of said plate exposing means with the frames of the image-field on said screen, said last mentioned means comprising a thyratron operable under the control of the vertical oscil-' later of the television receiver.

10. Apparatus for photographing a televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube of a television receiver which is provided with a vertical oscillator, said apparatus comprising movable photographic shutter means in optical relation to said opening for exposing a photographic plate to the televised image appearing on the screen of said tube, and means for synchronizing the movement of said plate exposing means with the frames of the imagefield on said screen, said last mentioned means comprising a thyratron having its grid connected to the output of the vertical oscillator of the television receiver and means for decreasing the cathode-bias resistance of said thyratron.

11 Apparatus for photographing a televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray output of the vertical oscillator of the television receiver and means for decreasing the cathodebias resistance of said thyratron.

12. Apparatus for photographing a singleframe interlaced televised image appearing on the screen of a' cathode ray tube, comprising a movable shutter, said shutter having a series of spaced openings and closed portions between pairs of adjacent openings, respectively, of said series, and means for moving said shutter in timed relation to the image forming lines of said frame on said screen for exposing the same area of a photograph plate through one of said singleframe televised image and thereafter through another of said openings to the scanning lines of the second field of said single-frame televised ima e with interuption, by said closed portion of the shutter whi e the shutter continues to move, of the exposure of said area between the exposures thereof to said two'fie ds, said shutter moving means comprising a shaft and a synchronous motor releasably connected to said shaft,

and means for interrupting the movement of said shutter as soon as another of said series of openings is positioned for the next exposure, said last mentioned means comprising means for disconnecting said motor from said shaft.

13. Apparatus for photographing a singleframe interlaced televised image appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube, comprising a movable shutter, said shutter having a series of spaced openings and closed portions between pairs of adjacent openings, respectively, of said series, and means for moving said shutter in timed relation to the image forming lines of said frame on said screen for exposing the same area of a photograph plate through one of said openings first to the scanning lines of the first field of said single-frame televised image and thereafter through another of said openings to the scanning lines of the second field of said single-frame televised image with interruption, by said closed portion of the shutter while the shutter continues to 'move, of the exposure of said area between the exposures thereof to Said two fields, and means for interrupting the movement of said shutter as soon as another of said series of openings is positioned for the next exposure, said shutter comprising a drum provided with said openings spaced circumferentially of the drum and with another opening at one end of the drum, image-reflecting means positioned within said drum and disposed in image-receiving relation to said tube through said end opening in position to reflect said image through the shutter openings, said shutter moving and interrupting means comprising a synchronous motor, means operatively connecting said motor releasably to said drum for turning the latter, means including a solenoid for effecting said operative connection of said motor to said drum, means for controlling the energization of said solenoid, and

meanstor; releasingsaidgd umsi omzzits p iv connection with said motor when said; solenoid is 1 tie-energized;

Mg -Apparatus'forwexposingra surface-to a sin-- gleeframe' interlaced televised image----on the sereennof a televisionpreceivertube; said appara tus-comprising a shutter;-and meanssforactuat l ing said shutter in synchronism with the imagescanning-lines onisaiol: screem the exposure or.

second field- ,ot; said single-frame televised image with interruption, by; said closed portion of the; shutter while the shutter continues to move-01s the exposureof-usaidaarea between the exposures x 5 thereof tosaidztwo; fields, and, means for interrupting-the movement of said shutter as soon as another ofsaid series of -.-openingsis posi-. tioned for ,thenext exposure.

18.7Inapparatus foraphotographing a televised,-

said surfaces;by-saidshutter being progressively/':image; theacombination with; a television reinsunison with i the-5; horizontal; image-forming linesayon, ;sa;id screen;said shutter: comprising a rotarygnrum having a -series:oi'circumierentialj lywspacedpopeningsand closedportions; between,

ceiver which provided with a vertical oscillator of a camera at the receiving station mechanism-r for actuating the shutter-of said camera to take the-photograph of a televised image and means p irsroiadjac nt;op ning ::r spectiv 1y,- f s id 115.iron-s nchronizin the actuation of said shutterw series, and meansrztforrzmpving said-.-shutter in;- timed relation to;the:image formingqlinesrof said frameion, said SClQG-lljifOl exposing the: same area 0153a photograph platethronghioneoI-said open--,

actuatingamech-anism with-the formation of the. received'image comprising electrically operated means for-controlling the operation of, said mechanismaa-thy-ratron for-controlling they flowofl in'gs firstito thescanning lineszQf thefirst fieldof ;;(Cl1IIeIlt i to' said electrically operated meanssaid single-frame televised imageqand thereafter through another ofs aid openingsvtov the scanning linesiofrthe second -field 10f; said-single-frame televised image with interruption; by said; closed;

meansfor supplying a pulse from-the verticalq oscillator. of the television receiver; to said thyratron for decreasing itsnegative grid bias, and separate'controlla-ble means for decreasing said portiorr oi v the: shutter;;while .--the;: shutter con-;-;;negative grid bias, the additive. decrease of said tinues to move; ofrthe exposure oi sa-id area be" tween the exposures thereor tozsa'idtwo '.fie1ds,-- the closed portion betweenanother-pair oi-said I openingsvobstructing' the-exposure-of said sur negative grid bias by said pulse and by said sep- 7 arate means. being required tofire said thyra-- tron for. the floWof current to said electrically; operated-means, and means operable under-the;

face-tothehorizontalimageesca nin f' i3o:,;control of said electrically operated-means to preceding frame-2 15;. Apparatusiforexposinga surface'toa tele-- vised-image composed of a frame formed oftwointerlaced fields; on -the screen of: a television -re render said thyratron. non-conductingy 19. :In"apparatus for photographing a televised image;.-th'e combination witha ,telev-ision receiv--.

er which iSiplOVidEd with a vertical oscillator of;

ceivelr ubey. Sa .app atus"zcompris 1 351 a camera atthe receiving station, mechanism forable shutterhavin'g anropeningithrough which a predetermin'edarea '-of' 'saidsurface is -progres-- l siyely exposedain synchronismwiththe scanning A linesoftheifirst one of said fieldsand a separateopening through which the same area 'is-there after progressively "exposed in :synchronism with the interlaced linesxoi-the-{second one of said fields; and meanszfor moving: said shuttergin-said synchronized relation-:- tosaid r image-scanning lines-on-the screen of said tube.

16; In apparatuscfor.photographing a televised image while the lattervappears 'onrthe viewing screen of a television receiver, the combination with "said receiver-of a camera at; the receiving oscillator of the television receiver to: said thyratrcn for decreasing its negative grid bias, and separate controllable: means. for decreasing said negativeugrid bias,-the additive decrease of said negative grid bias by said pulse and by said sepstationlfor taking a p ograph ofthe televised arate' means being required tofire said thyratron;

image received at the-"receiving; station; said camera-being disposed inimage-receiving relation to said receiver, and free,- of optical relation with" the viewing surface .of said, screens and for the flow of current to said electrically operated means, and means operable under the control of said electrically-operated means to render said thyratron non-conducting, said separate means r isynchlon-izingithe =0p i O i0 cont1'ollable means being accessible {or operation shutter of saidlcamera with; the appearance of the image on said screen so that the image photo graphed pursuant to the operationor said camera corresponds 'to the image-.wh-ich-:;is being viewed on said screen.-

17. "The combination with atelevision receiver having a cathoderay tube: provided with a screen on whichan interlaced;televisionrimage appears, of means for taking a single-frame photograph oftlietelevised image, said means comprising a shutter having a series, of: spaced openings and closed portions between :pairs of adjacent openings; respectively; of said series, and means {or moving said shuttersinctimed relation-to the p image-forming lines'of said frame on'said screen appearing on for exposing the same area of a photograph plate through one of said'ppenings first to, the scan- 7. nin'g lines of the first field of said single-frame televised: image and thereafter through another of-said openings to the scanning-lines of :the ably holding said sec externally of the :television receiver so that anobserver oithe televised images ofthe receiver-y may control the operation of sa d shutter mcchanism for photographing a single-frame televised 60 image.-

20. In apparatus for photographing images appearing'on the screen of a cathode ray. tube, a shutter comprising a cylindrical drum having an 7 imperfor-atecircular Wall atone end thereof and .a plurality of equally dimensioned-arcuate,vanes extending outwardly from-the periphery ofsaid; wall andlongitudinally of said drum, said vanes being equally spaced from eachtothen 21. In apparatus for photographingimages the screen of a cathode ray-tube,- a' shutter X control system comprising a rotary shutter; a first rotary shaitsection carrying said shutter, a second rotary shaft" section, spring means connecting said sections for releasond section-in a retracted position, one of said shaft sections being provided with a recessed portion and the other of said shaft sections having a non-circular part slidably engageable in said recessed portion, a driven clutch member connected to said second section, a driving clutch member, means for rotating said driving clutch member, solenoid means disposed about said second section adjacent a magnetic portion thereof, and means to energize said solenoid means whereby said second section urges said driven member into engagement with said driving member.

22. In apparatus for photographing images appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube, a shutter control system comprising a rotary shutter, a first rotary shaft section carrying said shutter, a second rotary shaft section, spring means connecting said sections for releasably holding said section in a retracted position, one of said shaft sections being provided with a recessed portion and the other of said shaft sections having a non-circular part slidably engageable in said recessed portion, a driven clutch member connected to said second section, a driving clutch member, means for rotating said driving clutch member, solenoid means disposed about said second section adjacent a magnetic portion thereof, means to energize said solenoid means, said energizing means comprising an arc discharge device connected to said solenoid means, and a source of pulse energy connected to said discharge device whereby upon the energization of said discharge device by said pulse energy, said solenoid means causes said second shaft to urge said driven member into engagement with said driving member.

23. In apparatus for photographing images appearing on the screen of a cathode ray tube, a shutter control system comprising a rotary shutter, a first rotary shaft section carrying said shutter, a second rotary shaft section, spring means connecting said sections for releasably holding said section in a retracted position, one of said shaft sections being provided with a recessed portion and the other of said shaft sections having a non-circular part slidably engageable in said recessed portion, a driven clutch member connected to said second section, a driving clutch member, means for rotating said driving clutch 14 member, solenoid means disposed about said second section adjacent a magnetic portion thereof, means to energize said solenoid means, said energizing means comprising a negatively biased arc discharge device connected to said solenoid, a source of pulse energy connected to said discharge device, and means to reduce the negative bias of said discharge device, said discharge device becoming operative upon the coincidence of a pulse from said source and a reduction in said negative bias whereby said solenoid means causes said second shaft to urge said driven member into engagement with said driving member.

GILBERT T. SCHMIDLING.

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